Student Handbook - College of Pharmacy - Nova Southeastern ...

Student Records
Transcripts
Each student’s academic achievement is reviewed each semester via the student's academic
transcript. It is the responsibility of the student to review the transcript via WebSTAR and report
any errors to the executive associate dean.
The transcript includes
• grades earned
• deficiencies (incompletes, failures, probation, etc.)
• semester and cumulative grade point average (GPA)
• withdrawals
Failing grades will be included in calculating the GPA for that semester and the cumulative GPA
to that point. If the student is permitted to take a reexamination and passes the reexamination with
a grade of 70 or greater, a grade of 70E is recorded. The reexamination grade (70) will be used to
calculate all further GPAs.
When a student repeats a course, the new grade will be entered on the transcript and calculated into
the GPA.
Transcript Requests
Students may request official transcripts through WebSTAR with their NSU ID and PIN. This
process allows the student to request and pay for the transcript online. Generally, transcript requests
will be processed within one business day of receipt. (For standard U.S. mail, please allow up to 10
days for delivery.) After making a request, the transcript processing can be tracked through the online
system. If a student does not have a PIN, one can be obtained by completing the PIN Request Form.
If a student is unable to request the transcript through the online process, a Transcript Request Form
(PDF) may be submitted either by fax to (954) 262-4862 or by mail. For more information, visit the
Office of the Registrar Web site at www.nova.edu/cwis/registrar.
Definitions: For the purpose of this policy, Nova Southeastern University has used the following
definitions of terms.
Student—Any person who attends or has attended the university.
Education Records—Any record (in handwriting, print, tapes, film, or other medium) maintained by
the university, which is directly related to a student, except:
• a personal record kept by a staff member, if it is kept in the personal possession of the individual
who made the record, and information contained in the record has never been revealed or made
available to any other person except the maker’s temporary substitute
• an employment record of an individual whose employment is not contingent on the fact he or she
is a student, provided the record is used only in relation to the individual’s employment
• records maintained by the Health Center if the records are used only for treatment of a student and
made available only to those people providing the treatment
• alumni records, which contain information about a student after he or she is no longer in attendance
at the university, and the records do not relate to the person as a student
Student Progress Committee
The academic progress of each student is under the supervision of the college’s Student Progress
Committee and the Office of the Dean. The Student Progress Committee meets as soon as possible
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